HAPPY LABOR DAY MONDAY SEPTEMBER 4, 2023 Thursday, August 31, 2023 ~ Volume 68 ~ Issue Number 39 ~ $1.00
Another Successful Holbrook Festival!
Credit: Rick Ammirati
By Matt Meduri The summer months are the busiest of the year, and while the public plans their own vacations, activities, and forms of leisure, the communities and towns spare no expense in planning their own. The hamlet of Holbrook is one that is unfortunately overshadowed by nearby areas. With Bohemia and MacArthur Airport on the neighborhood’s western border, Farmingville and Medford to the east, and Patchogue immediately south, Holbrook’s businesses and attractions can be overlooked when compared to the surrounding communities.
Although the Holbrook landmarks of Mamma Lombardi’s and Irish Times require no introduction, a monumental community staple occurs on a yearly basis to close out the summer, and it demands significant planning and manpower to host: the Holbrook Festival. The twenty-eight-year-old event draws thousands of people every year, with planning starting in April. The festival typically runs during the last weekend of August and puts Holbrooks squarely on the map as one of the most anticipated summer events in central Suffolk.
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A Message From Senator Palumbo Page 7
V.F.W. Monument Page 10
Brookhaven Road Upgrades Page 15
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